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- S.B.W. XMAS DANCE+=== S.B.W. Xmas Dance=== 
-Come dressed as an historical figure!!!! (If you can't do this, at + 
-least come dressed).: Place - North Sydney Town Hall. +Come dressed as an historical figure!!!! (If you can't do this, at least come dressed). 
-Time -Who cares? + 
-Date - 22nd December onwards. (A Saturday, we think). Cost - A nqystery. (though well worth it). +__Place__ - North Sydney Town Hall. 
-14 The Sydney Bushwalker November 1962 + 
-MEET MRS MeCONISH +__Time__ - Who cares? 
-When the small apparently frail lady rose and moved across to the + 
-table covered with shells, paper clippings and island bric-a-brac, I +__Date__ - 22nd December onwards. (A Saturday, we think). 
-thought to myself "This will be dull:" I lit my pipe and settled back to pass the time as comfortably as possible. + 
-Two minutes later, I was sitting forward, pipe out and I stayed +__Cost__ - A mystery. (though well worth it). 
-that way for seventy minutes; Mrs. McComish'Vitality and zest for life belied her admitted three score years and ten - a v. and z f.lwhich infected everyone present. + 
-She told us how her interest in nature began as a girl of five, when +---- 
-she kept bugs in boxes under her bed much to her Mother's horror. As she grew, this interest began to centre on the Pacific Isles and to see these became + 
-something of an obsession with her, later to dominate her life. +===== Meet Mrs McComish===== 
-She married in England, but lost her husband soon after in the Great War. Her two brothers having emigrated - one to Australia, one to New Zealand - she set to work to persuade her parents to follow. Those of us who met her and came under the spell of Mrs McComish's vocal ability, would agree her parents had little chance once she'd made up her mindSo the family settled + 
-in Cairns. Not good enoughOnce more she started to drip away on the parental rock - this time to visit the smaller islands - in a lugger. (She has a healthy loathing of tourist liners). Admitting to having nearly driven her parents to drink in the process, she finally got her way, but only on the condition she found a suitable travelling companion, female. Off she took +When the small apparently frail lady rose and moved across to the table covered with shells, paper clippings and island bric-a-brac, I thought to myself "This will be dull!" I lit my pipe and settled back to pass the time as comfortably as possible. 
-herself to the shipping agency where she began tcr drip on the manager - regularly - every morning. + 
-All she wanted was a travelling companion - now that shn'aldn't be difficult. Only qualification required - female, not to mind travelling in luggers or dugouts, living with natives, sleeping on the ground, travelling light, swimming creeks, collecting bugs ... there should be plenty of them. +Two minutes later, I was sitting forward, pipe out and I stayed that way for seventy minutes; Mrs. McComish'vitality and zest for life belied her admitted three score years and ten - a v. and z.f.lwhich infected everyone present. 
-Evehtually- her persistence wore down the opposition and she was off to her South Sea Islands, and there she has spent the rest of her life, marrying + 
-a second time to an'hitorian and botanist (not bigamy - just one man) whose interests and outlook on life were identical with her own. +She told us how her interest in nature began as a girl of five, when she kept bugs in boxes under her bed much to her Mother's horror. As she grew, this interest began to centre on the Pacific Isles and to see these became something of an obsession with her, later to dominate her life. 
-Over the years la-s McComish has visited most of the Pacific Islands, learning about their people, studying the natural life and in particular, + 
-painting the indigenous flowers. We had the opportunity of inspecting one of +She married in England, but lost her husband soon after in the Great War. Her two brothers having emigrated - one to Australia, one to New Zealand - she set to work to persuade her parents to follow. Those of us who met her and came under the spell of Mrs McComish's vocal ability, would agree her parents had little chance once she'd made up her mindSo the family settled in Cairns. Not good enoughOnce more she started to drip away on the parental rock - this time to visit the smaller islands - in a lugger. (She has a healthy loathing of tourist liners). Admitting to having nearly driven her parents to drink in the process, she finally got her way, but only on the condition she found a suitable travelling companion, female. Off she took herself to the shipping agency where she began to drip on the manager - regularly - every morning. 
-her fourteen volumes of hand paintings of these flowers, and they were really magnificent. It is of great satisfaction to nature lovers therefore to know that these fourteen volumes comprising thousands of paintings and pressed + 
-flowers will eventually become the property of the Mitchell Library. +All she wanted was a travelling companion - now that shouldn't be difficult. Only qualification required - female, not to mind travelling in luggers or dugouts, living with natives, sleeping on the ground, travelling light, swimming creeks, collecting bugs... there should be plenty of them. 
-November 1962 The Sydney Bushwalker 15. + 
-We were given a glitpse of life on Thursday Island (because of the large numbers of empty bottles around, Mrs. M. preferred to think of it +Eventually, her persistence wore down the opposition and she was off to her South Sea Islands, and there she has spent the rest of her life, marrying a second time to an historian and botanist (not bigamy - just one man) whose interests and outlook on life were identical with her own. 
- as 'Thirsty Island). Thursday Island is the centre of an active pearling + 
- industry, and, true toform, Mrs. 14:: must know all the intimate details, so she shipped out on a pearling lugger to find out - the hard may. The trughest part was the all pervading stench. The natives open the shell fish, hang the meat in the rigging, and leave the shells on the deck. The sun-dried meat forms part of the natives'diet, but a rather high-powered diet to the uninitiated. Despite this she found out all about pearling -with the help of handfuls of sea-sickness tablets. +Over the years Mrs McComish has visited most of the Pacific Islands, learning about their people, studying the natural life and in particular, painting the indigenous flowers. We had the opportunity of inspecting one of her fourteen volumes of hand paintings of these flowers, and they were really magnificent. It is of great satisfaction to nature lovers therefore to know that these fourteen volumes comprising thousands of paintings and pressed flowers will eventually become the property of the Mitchell Library. 
-On Thursday Island, Iffrs. M. first met the whispering natives from Saibai. They literally never talk about a mhsiper. The reason for this was found to be the water on Saibai which damages the vocal,chords. (Visitors now take their own water). It is not difficult toconjure up some irses for the waters of + 
-Saibai. +We were given a glitpse of life on Thursday Island (because of the large numbers of empty bottles around, Mrs. M. preferred to think of it as Thirsty Island). Thursday Island is the centre of an active pearling industry, and, true to form, Mrs. M. must know all the intimate details, so she shipped out on a pearling lugger to find out - the hard may. The toughest part was the all pervading stench. The natives open the shell fish, hang the meat in the rigging, and leave the shells on the deck. The sun-dried meat forms part of the natives' diet, but a rather high-powered diet to the uninitiated. Despite this she found out all about pearling with the help of handfuls of sea-sickness tablets. 
-_ + 
-Near Thursday Island lies Hammond Is. which is owned b:y,the.Catholic Church and used as atraining school for natives.  On Hammond Island thiare is a unique church, built by native labourfor a tqtal cost of Z80. Mrs. M. found the priest on Thursday Island only too happy to show her overthe island with its schooland church. The church walls were made of hand-packed local rock'. make the windows, circular concrete frames of about three feet diameter were cast, and thes were then filled with beer bottles (empty) laid on their sides, bottoms inwards. Mrs. M. (although a t..b.) described the effect inside as inspiring. +On Thursday Island, Mrs. M. first met the whispering natives from Saibai. They literally never talk about a whsiper. The reason for this was found to be the water on Saibai which damages the vocal chords. (Visitors now take their own water). It is not difficult to conjure up some uses for the waters of Saibai. 
-With the sun shining on them, the windows cast a golden amber light in wonderful patterns of circles in circles. The ever-present island breezes blowing across the open necks of 'the bottles produces inside a constant symphonic background of a thousand blending notes, + 
-An inspectiOn'Of the school activities further amazed Mrs M. Here the native Children were being taught Western Cultures and 'were learning them with enthusiasm and spectacular results'On a beat-up oldpiano., bare wood keys and all, ill's. M. heardarecitalfrom a 12 year old native girl that would have done credit to  any cohservatorium student. +Near Thursday Island lies Hammond Is. which is owned by the Catholic Church and used as a training school for natives. On Hammond Island there is a unique church, built by native labour for a total cost of £80. Mrs. M. found the priest on Thursday Island only too happy to show her over the island with its school and church. The church walls were made of hand-packed local rock. To make the windows, circular concrete frames of about three feet diameter were cast, and these were then filled with beer bottles (empty) laid on their sides, bottoms inwards. Mrs. M. (although a t.t.) described the effect inside as inspiring. 
-Mrs M. was prevailed upon to entertain the children in return which she + 
-did by demonStrating the Maori haka. She had her audience gripped until she came to a part where you lean forward and poke out your tongue. When Mrs. N: performed this feat, not" onlyher tongue came outbut her top plate as wellThe nuns., were aghast, the native children terrifiedthe priest helpless with 1aughte. Mrs M. later taught these children the haka, and as you may guess, when they,i came to this crucial part, they all poked out their tongues and frantically tried to pull out their top teethShe is now as famous on Hammond Is. as a certain shooner captaih who once visited the island. He had a detachable wooden leg. +With the sun shining on them, the windows cast a golden amber light in wonderful patterns of circles in circles. The ever-present island breezes blowing across the open necks of the bottles produces inside a constant symphonic background of a thousand blending notes
-16 The Sydney Bushwalker November 1962.+ 
 +An inspection of the school activities further amazed Mrs M. Here the native Children were being taught Western Cultures and were learning them with enthusiasm and spectacular results. On a beat-up old piano, bare wood keys and all, Mrs. M. heard a recital from a 12 year old native girl that would have done credit to any conservatorium student. 
 + 
 +Mrs M. was prevailed upon to entertain the children in return which she did by demonstrating the Maori haka. She had her audience gripped until she came to a part where you lean forward and poke out your tongue. When Mrs. M. performed this feat, not only her tongue came out but her top plate as wellThe nuns were aghast, the native children terrifiedthe priest helpless with 1aughter. Mrs M. later taught these children the haka, and as you may guess, when they came to this crucial part, they all poked out their tongues and frantically tried to pull out their top teethShe is now as famous on Hammond Is. as a certain shooner captain who once visited the island. He had a detachable wooden leg. 
 Mrs. McComish has seen her Pacific Islands, including the Australian continent from end to end - not superficially as a tourist, but intimately as a friend of the inhabitants and a scientist interested in everything that lived and breathed around her. Mrs. McComish has seen her Pacific Islands, including the Australian continent from end to end - not superficially as a tourist, but intimately as a friend of the inhabitants and a scientist interested in everything that lived and breathed around her.
- When Jack Gentle passed a vote of thanks to Mrs M., he said that this wasthe most entertaining talk the clubhad had the pleasure of hearing for some time. (He was obviously excluding some of our more vocal members at General Meetings). For once Jaek had everyone present right with him. + 
-REPORT ON FEDERATION MEETING HELD 18.9.62. +When Jack Gentle passed a vote of thanks to Mrs M., he said that this was the most entertaining talk the club had had the pleasure of hearing for some time. (He was obviously excluding some of our more vocal members at General Meetings). For once Jaek had everyone present right with him. 
-Business ArisinglIaLlanutes,. The vacancy for an auditor will be left open until the member clubs have had time to deliberate on the matter. + 
-Correspondence. Ei". Webb of Glen Davis has been troubled by unalathorised parties camping at his shale mines, and has also had a haystack burned. +---- 
-,Reports S. 84: R. A search was organised, during August for a solo walker who was 3 days overdue, but was called off at the last moment when the missing person rang S R from his home+ 
-Possible changes to the constitution of S R section to get sales tax exemption, will be considered by the S R committee, but were not viewed with favour by Federation meeting. +===== Report On Federation Meeting Held 18.9.62. ===== 
- . .+ 
 +=== Business Arising from Minutes=== 
 + 
 +The vacancy for an auditor will be left open until the member clubs have had time to deliberate on the matter. 
 + 
 +=== Correspondence. === 
 + 
 +Mr. Webb of Glen Davis has been troubled by unauthorised parties camping at his shale mines, and has also had a haystack burned. 
 + 
 +=== Reports. === 
 + 
 +S. R. A search was organised, during August for a solo walker who was 3 days overdue, but was called off at the last moment when the missing person rang S __from his home__! 
 + 
 +Possible changes to the constitution of S R section to get sales tax exemption, will be considered by the S R committee, but were not viewed with favour by Federation meeting. 
 Paddy Pallin has made a gift of 200 ft. of rope to S & R. Paddy Pallin has made a gift of 200 ft. of rope to S & R.
-Treasurer's. The credit balance stands at *81.12.0 less about 200 liabiMies+ 
-Social The annual ball was not only a great social success, but also turned in a financial profit. The final profit figure will be known next month. +=== Treasurer'Report=== 
-Tracks and Access. Messrs Melville, Dunphy and Hider are on the Lands Department committee deciding on place names for thy new Burragorang, Jenolan and Katoomba sheets. New Bindook and Nattai sheets, a Hawkesbury Valley tourist map and a plan of Tuglow caves have appeared during the last month. The Army is contracting a road from Putty past Et. Uraterar. + 
-General Business. It was resolved that the Secretary should write to the "Sun" newspaper asking them to include in their boating instruction courses, some instruction on how to light and extinguish picnic fires. +The credit balance stands at £981.12.0 less about £200 liabilies
-.V.,110W0.11.11+ 
 +=== Social REport. === 
 + 
 +The annual ball was not only a great social success, but also turned in a financial profit. The final profit figure will be known next month. 
 + 
 +=== Tracks and Access. === 
 + 
 +Messrs Melville, Dunphy and Hilder are on the Lands Department committee deciding on place names for the new Burragorang, Jenolan and Katoomba sheets. New Bindook and Nattai sheets, a Hawkesbury Valley tourist map and a plan of Tuglow caves have appeared during the last month. The Army is contracting a road from Putty past Mt. Uraterar. 
 + 
 +=== General Business. === 
 + 
 +It was resolved that the Secretary should write to the "Sun" newspaper asking them to include in their boating instruction courses, some instruction on how to light and extinguish picnic fires. 
 + 
 +---- 
 At last! Lady Luck has smiled on a bushwalker. Malcolm McGregor (or was it Bobby) has won an aluminium topped speedboat complete with motor attachment and trailer on which to tow it to and from the water, for simple writing a simple slogan. At last! Lady Luck has smiled on a bushwalker. Malcolm McGregor (or was it Bobby) has won an aluminium topped speedboat complete with motor attachment and trailer on which to tow it to and from the water, for simple writing a simple slogan.
 +
 May we expect some photographic studies on marine life, Malc? May we expect some photographic studies on marine life, Malc?
-November 1962 The Sydney Bushwalker .17. + 
-SCIENCE NATURALLY. +---- 
-Hurricanes. + 
-Water occurs naturally in three states :- solid (ice), liquid (water) and gas (water vapour). Water vapour is invisible and is always present in the air. "Steam" is water vapourcondensing back into fine droplets of liquid water so that it bedomes viSible+===== Science Naturally ===== 
-The three different statds of water represent different energy levels of the water molecules, being lowest in ice and highest in water vapour. + 
-So to change from one form to 'another, a Change in energy occurs this energy being almost always in the form of heat. So when we warm a block of ice, we +=== Hurricanes. === 
-supply additional energy to the water molecules and the form Changes from + 
-solid to liquid. Conversely, when water changes into ice, energy is given off, and the air around is warmed up somewhat. +Water occurs naturally in three states:- solid (ice), liquid (water) and gas (water vapour). Water vapour is invisible and is always present in the air. "Steam" is water vapour condensing back into fine droplets of liquid water so that it bedomes visibleible
-Menthe sun shines on the ocean, it warms the water and some water changes into water vapour which mixes with the air and makes it what we call humid. + 
-When the water vapour eventually turns back into water (i e. rain) this extra energy in the water vapour is released and the air around is warmed up. "What the hell" I can hear you saying "has all this drivel got to do with hurricanes?" +The three different states of water represent different energy levels of the water molecules, being lowest in ice and highest in water vapour. So to change from one form to another, a change in energy occurs this energy being almost always in the form of heat. So when we warm a block of ice, we supply additional energy to the water molecules and the form changes from solid to liquid. Conversely, when water changes into ice, energy is given off, and the air around is warmed up somewhat. 
-Well, if you will be patient a while longer, all, we trust, will be revealed. + 
-In the doldrums just north or south of the qquator, the water vapour process +When the sun shines on the ocean, it warms the water and some water changes into water vapour which mixes with the air and makes it what we call humid. When the water vapour eventually turns back into water (i.e. rain) this extra energy in the water vapour is released and the air around is warmed up. "What the hell" I can hear you saying "has all this drivel got to do with hurricanes?" Well, if you will be patient a while longer, all, we trust, will be revealed. 
-we just mentioned goes on at a vast rate and on'alauge scale. Heat Waves roll over + 
-the oily ocean and enormous volumes of heated air, saturated with water vapour, +In the doldrums just north or south of the equator, the water vapour process we just mentioned goes on at a vast rate and on a large scale. Heat waves roll over the oily ocean and enormous volumes of heated air, saturated with water vapour, rise and spiral slowly upwards, their place being taken by air moving in from the side. The motion is moderate but on a vast scale. The earth's rotation imparts a spin to the currents of rising air. When conditions are just right, we get a huge volume of hot moist air riaing and spiralling slowly. As this air reaches the higher levels of lower pressure, it expands and cools and the water vapour condenses back into water releasing its extra energy as heat, thereby re-warming the air. This causes the air to move faster, to spiral quicker and the whole process gathers momentum. 
-rise and spiral slowly upward's, their laace being taken by air moving in from + 
-the side. -The motion'is moderate-bft on a vast scale. The earth's rotation imparts a spin to the currents of rising air. When conditions are just right, we get a huge volume of hot mist air riaing and spiralling :slowly. As this air +Before long we have a column of airperhaps 500 miles across and several miles high, spinning rough like a vast top, sucking up moist hot air, cooling it, condensing the vapour, and getting back vast quantities of heat to speed the motion up further. A hurricane has been born. The rotation of the earth causes this rapidly spinning mass to move slowly sideways along a curved path which is anticlockwise in the Northern hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern hempisphere. Thus the Atlantic hurricanes in the north first move generally in a northwest direction swing slowly around to the north east progressing at a steady speed of about 10 mph - something like a couple doing an old-time waltz. A hurricane may live as long as three or four weeks though the average life is 9 days. 
-readhea the higher levels of lower pressure, it expands and cools and the water vapour condenses back 'into waterreleasing its extra energy as heat, thereby + 
-re-warming the air. This causes the air to move faster, to..spiral,quicker and the -whole process gathers momentum. +The winds on the outside of the hurricand are light and gusty, but increase towards the centre where they may reach a speed of 250 mph. Right in the centre of the spinning air mass is the "eye" of the hurricane - a region of very low pressure and almost still air about 14 miles across. While the hurricane remains over the ocean it continues to pick up water vapour, and thus energy to keep it going, but over land, it gradually dies away, though this may take days due to its huge momentum. 
-Before long we have a column of airperhaps 500 miles across and several + 
-miles high, spinning rough like a vast top, sucking up moist hot air, cooling it, +hurricane is thus like a huge turbine. Water vapour is its fuel. It turns water vapour into water and gains a huge power bonus as a result. Liquid water in great lumps is a by-product, an unfortunate by-product - as this torrential rain dropped by the hurricane causes more damage than the actual winds. 
-condensing the vapour, and getting back vast quantities of heat to speed the + 
-motion up further. A hurricane has been born. The rotation of the earth causes +In one hurricane in the Phillipines in 1911, 46 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, and a total of 88 inches in 4 days. Brother, that's really rain! 
-this rapidly spinning mass to mbvb slowly sideways along a curved path which is anticlockwise in the Northern hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern hempisphere. Thus the Atlantic hurricanes in the north first move generally in a northwest direction swing slowly around to the north east progressing at a steady speed of about 10 mph - something like a couple doing an old-time waltz. A hurricane +
-may live as long as three or four weeks though the average life is 9 days. +
-The winds on the outside of the hurricand are light and gusty, but increase towards the centre where they may reach a speed of 250 mph. Right in the centre of the spinning air m5ss'is the "eye" of the hurricane - a region of +
-18 The Sydney Bushwalker November 1962 +
-vepy low pressure and almost still air about 14 miles across. While the hurricane remains over the ocean it continues to pick up water vapour, and thus energy to keep it going, but over land, it gradually dies away, though this may take days due to its huge momentum. +
-hurricanPis thus like a huge turbine. Water vapour is its fuel. It turns water vapour into mater and gains a huge power bonus as a result. +
-Liquid water in great lumps is a by-product, an unfortunate by-product- as +
-this torrential rain dropped by the hurricane causes more damage than the actual winds. +
-In one hurricane in the Phillipines in 1911, 46 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, and a total of 88 inches in 4 days. Brother, that's really rain!+
 Hurricanes are also known in various localities as typhoons and cyclones. A tornado is something quite different however. Hurricanes are also known in various localities as typhoons and cyclones. A tornado is something quite different however.
-Letter to the Editor of a rival Publication (Comes out every morning + 
-Pollution of the Elouera Reserve. +---- 
-Sir, C.E. Tackrah says that effluent from the new Mona Vale Hospital + 
-is to be run into Warriewood Beach ("S.M.H." Letters, August 27.) +===== Letter to the Editor of a rival Publication (Comes out every morning). ===== 
-Effluent from a Government institution which will house a large number (perhaps sothe hundrat)of girls at Thornleigh is to be run into Elauera Bushland Reserve, whose streams are used for generalpicnic purposes. + 
-Is a reserve, set aside for the recreation of the people, available by +=== Pollution of the Elouera Reserve. === 
-a decision of two or three Government dqm*Fltsfor the disposal of effluent, + 
-even if, in the final process, it is said to be purified? Does such use come within the framework of the original purpose - public recreation - for which the reserve was set aside?+Sir, 
 + 
 +C.E. Tackrah says that effluent from the new Mona Vale Hospital is to be run into Warriewood Beach ("S.M.H." Letters, August 27.) 
 + 
 +Effluent from a Government institution which will house a large number (perhaps some hundreds)of girls at Thornleigh is to be run into Elouera Bushland Reserve, whose streams are used for general picnic purposes. 
 + 
 +Is a reserve, set aside for the recreation of the people, available by a decision of two or three Government departments for the disposal of effluent, even if, in the final process, it is said to be purified? Does such use come within the framework of the original purpose - public recreation - for which the reserve was set aside? 
 R.C. Dickens, R.C. Dickens,
 +
 Hon.Sec. Asquith-Hornsby Fauna and Flora Protection Society. Hon.Sec. Asquith-Hornsby Fauna and Flora Protection Society.
-Of all cliches trust this the least + 
-"The squeaking wheel is soonest greased." +---- 
-squeaked, all right, but what a wasteI wasn't greased, I was replaced. + 
-November 1962 The Sydney Bushwalker 19 THE AGONISTIC STRUGGLE.+Of all cliches trust this the least -\\ 
 +"The squeaking wheel is soonest greased."\\ 
 +squeaked, all right, but what a waste!\\ 
 +I wasn't greased, I was replaced. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 + 
 +THE AGONISTIC STRUGGLE.
 "Resigned?!" "Resigned?!"
 The Greek games p1ayers4 the agonistals, were men selected to show their ability in games, the nature of which was such that the loser had a fair chance of not hearing another play by Aristophanes.- The gaizs were in fact little wars, The increasing status of games, at all levels of participation and exertion, in the last several centuries is derived from the Greek games.. Most games are,still little wars but the avoidance of death has been replaced by the avoidance of defeat to the increased longevity of sportsmen. In certain games, essentially the "body contact" games there is a definite element of physical danger that has not been refined away and there is a certain ethos about the way one should meet this danger. In games where the rules are laid down one plays to the limits of the rule but there is another area of conduct superior to the rules where each player is in a very solitary position. Briefly it is this. Granted the technical mastery of the game, be it cricket, surfing, rock climbing or yes even bushwalking, the player can take as much or as little danger as he desires.' No one discounts his performance, in the framework of the rules, if he is not prepared to take too much danger. Acceptance of thedanger using the technical skill necessary, is applauded. There are only two main restrictions, no one else should be endangered and the player must have the The Greek games p1ayers4 the agonistals, were men selected to show their ability in games, the nature of which was such that the loser had a fair chance of not hearing another play by Aristophanes.- The gaizs were in fact little wars, The increasing status of games, at all levels of participation and exertion, in the last several centuries is derived from the Greek games.. Most games are,still little wars but the avoidance of death has been replaced by the avoidance of defeat to the increased longevity of sportsmen. In certain games, essentially the "body contact" games there is a definite element of physical danger that has not been refined away and there is a certain ethos about the way one should meet this danger. In games where the rules are laid down one plays to the limits of the rule but there is another area of conduct superior to the rules where each player is in a very solitary position. Briefly it is this. Granted the technical mastery of the game, be it cricket, surfing, rock climbing or yes even bushwalking, the player can take as much or as little danger as he desires.' No one discounts his performance, in the framework of the rules, if he is not prepared to take too much danger. Acceptance of thedanger using the technical skill necessary, is applauded. There are only two main restrictions, no one else should be endangered and the player must have the
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